College of Humanities

Events

Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 6:00pm

This year's Freshman Convocation will take place on the Oviatt Library Lawn and the featured keynote speaker will filmmaker, musician, speaker, and activist, Bree Newsome!

Continuing Students are also welcome to join the fun by simply coming to the Oviatt Lawn prior to 6:00 p.m. Once freshman guests are seated, the remaining chairs will be available for guest seating. Seating in this area may be limited. However all guests are also welcome to watch from the Sierra Quad Lawn.

Wednesday, August 30, 2017 - 11:30am to 1:00pm

On Wednesday, August 30, we will once again greet a new academic year as we gather to enjoy the Annual President’s Picnic. Each fall, faculty and staff volunteer to serve as hosts to over 8,000 students who stop by to enjoy music, food and spirited activities. Read more

Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 10:00am to Saturday, June 10, 2017 - 7:00pm

The CSUN Department of Philosophy, with the support of the Queer Studies program, is pleased to host the 2017 Southwest Seminar in Continental Philosophy. The event will offer presentations from nearly 50 philosophers from the southwestern region and beyond.

The event will also feature keynote addresses from Dr. Talia Mae Bettcher (Cal State LA) ("The Phenomenology of Em-personation: What Transphobia Shows about Transition”) and Dr. Lisa Guenther (Vanderbilt University) (“Unmaking and Remaking the World in Long-Term Solitary Confinement”). Read more

Friday, May 5, 2017 - 7:00pm

The documentary 7 Days in Syria shines a light on one of the largest humanitarian disasters of the 21st Century – an ongoing, 6-year war that has killed an estimated 400,000 people and displaced more than half of Syria’s population. Read more

Thursday, May 4, 2017 - 6:30pm to 9:00pm

Join us for the annual Envisioning California Lecture. A panel of legislators, academics, and activists will discuss the rise of Latino political power in California and what it means for public policy against the backdrop of a federal government moving in a very different direction. Read more